The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-06-14
Hazing at Vassar.

They never use the word haze at
Tassar. These euphemistic young
women style the reception Of the
freshman by the sophomores 3 party.
But what Is IN g name? Nassar Is de
voted 10 the higher education Of
women. and that, as popularity under
stood. means being as much ike men
as possible Now the higher education
OF men has been found to be insepara-
bic from al least one rough-and-tum-
bic encounter 3 year. where eyes are
freely BACKED. flesh IS bruised. and
even bones are broken: where, in 3
word. boy Is not only invited. but
forced TO show how much of the bully
Is in him. before he sets out TO become
d scholar and i gentleman. wonder
then. that the visitor al Nassar feels
II rather painful than pleasant TO be
invited TO the first official recognition
Of the class of SO by the class Of IS.
The parlors Of the college were
thrown open and decorated with rugs,
draperies. etc. On either side Of the
entrance stood a young girl N evening
dress. one Of whom handed the visitor
q dainty programme. the other g pipe
bound with ribbon. When. before.
did q pipe signify war; thought the
visitor. The light Of the first room
was 50 tempered and softene3 that one
would fancy that an effort had been
made TO initiate moonlight. but .
laughing freshman explained: This
Is the freshman room. There Is moth
ing green about Us, you see. and no
one would know TO what class We
belonged il the sophomores hadn't
dressed our room in that color Sure
II enough the light came through
green shades. green scars were wound
round the pictures. green was tossed
over the backs Of the chairs. In the
next stood the Presidents OF the re
spective classes receiving side by side.
the one adorned with Jaequeminot
roses. her class dover, the other with
yellow and white chrysanthemums,
while behind them appeared the
figures ;SSin yellow ana white flowers.
the gift Of the freshmen 10 the sophie
mores. There was much introducti7e
testing and eongratulaung, Then
tumblers filed with soap-suds were
passed around. and even the officers
Of the college Joined IN blowing soap
bubbles. Suddenly q hush spread
through the rooms. The President Of
IS advanced to q position which com
handed the whole suite. and with
uerfect dignity and self-pOssesslOn
gave q brief address OF welcome 70 the
freshmen. Pipes and glasses tinkled
out APPLAUSE Is he concluded. and 80
took tie place 10 thank her elder sister
for her generosity and sympathy
Presently there was another break n
the gavety- The voices Of SIS choir
rose from q corner. singing welcome
% 50. Then another pause and 'oS's
choir responded. Then with grave
courtesy q fair damsel escorted the
visitors 10 5he refreshment room across
the hail. AfterwarG there was dancing.
only the young ladies taking part,
until the ten O'Clock bell sounded. and
white draperies huttsred through
the corridors IN every direction. Il
was hand to realize that the entertain
ment had been furnished By girls
from Is 70 IS. that every decoration,
every device, had been theirs alone,
+ and that this reception. n wnlch The
whole college seemed 70 take 3 pro
found interest. was their substitute
for the traditional sophomore and
. freshman haze